About 1 in 5 women will experience depression and anxiety during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth. If untreated, a mother who has these conditions has a higher risk of birth complications, ...

Depression is an awful disease. Many who suffer from it find it difficult to complete the most basic of tasks, especially when they are feeling the worst. This can make it hard to take care of ...

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Gracia Deras had just delivered her first child when the dark cloud that had nagged her during pregnancy began to overtake her. She lacked the energy to care for herself—much less her newborn son—and ...

Over half of babies born in poverty have depressed moms, and these moms rarely get treatment — revealing yet again that one of the groups most in need of mental health services is least likely to ...

Breast-feeding may be natural but that doesn’t mean it comes easily to every new mom. A new study in the August edition of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology finds that women who struggle to ...

Researchers are narrowing in on the host of factors that can contribute to postpartum depression, from genes to social connections. The latest work focuses on where a new mother lives.more The new ...

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Moms, get pumped for this news. Childbirth brings a plethora of exhausting new responsibilities — but some can affect your health in a good way. New research finds that one task in particular may ...

It wasn’t until 1 year postpartum that it dawned on her: Although Bachini treats depression and anxiety professionally, she had been explaining her own symptoms away as side effects of a stressful job ...

About 1 in 5 U.S. women experience perinatal mental health disorders—including depression and anxiety that can begin during pregnancy and last a year after a child is born. Stigma prevents many from ...